Evolution of pigmented Spitz naevi with starburst pattern in childhood

Professor Giuseppe Argenziano is pleased to introduce Dr Gabriella Brancaccio for a new update on the evolution of pigmented Spitz naevi with starburst pattern during childhood.

After many years imparting his knowledge in dermoscopy and skin cancer medicine through his monthly video blogs, Prof Giuseppe Argenziano is now proud to hand the baton to his esteemed colleague, Dr Gabriella Brancaccio.

Dr Brancaccio works alongside Prof Argenziano at the University of Campania in Italy and as part of the Executive Board of the International Dermoscopy Society. A highly respected expert in dermoscopy, Dr Brancaccio is a medical doctor and researcher who has authored dozens of breakthrough papers in the field of skin cancer.

In her first video for this blog, Dr Brancaccio explores the evolution of pigmented Spitz naevi with starburst pattern during childhood.

Knowledge on the natural evolution of Spitz naevi has improved substantially over the past few years. In this video, Dr Brancaccio walks through some of the latest studies in this field, highlighting crucial findings such as the typical dermoscopic characteristics seen in pigmented Spitz naevi in paediatric patients.

The video particularly focuses on the starburst pattern and explores a series of real patient examples, including dermoscopy and clinical images.

See all this and more in the full video below!

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Dr Gabriella Brancaccio is a doctor of medicine at Dermatology Unit, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” (University of Campania) in Naples, Italy. She is on the Executive Board of the International Dermoscopy Society as part of the Scientific Project Committee.